Collapsible closet



fH. DERMAN CQLLAPSIBLE CLOSET Mmhzo', 1945;

FiledDec. 1. 1941 4 INVENToR HARRY Ufff/WAN BY `Patented Mar.` 20, 1945$71,680 VlooicmsrsnsLnIoLosii'r I HarryDer-finan,` GreatNeck, N. Y.Applmation;Dewinter` i, m4n-serial No. 421,111

claims. (c1. 31e-144) I IThis invention :relates to collapsible closetsand 'particularly devices of thiskind' composed of detachablyrelatedparts vconstructed lfor the vmostpartof fcorrugatedorpape-Ir board'andthe` objectxof the inventionis to provide :aIcabinet Afor .the Icharacter described Iemplcying a rigid door :frame funit `with Whicnthevwia'll :par-ts of lfthe Vcabinet `are coupled, the -frame includingV'doors'.pivo'tlymounted thereinin controlling `the `doorlopeni'icig; :afurther o'bjectzbeingfbo provide Aaf-door frame unit of the:characterrdescribed wherein the vertical rails .olf` the .frame :are.re-

.cessed to clear upper and lower transverse .frame fparts ofthe doorstomaintain vouterfisurfiatoes of I Ifdrawing. 'Long .staples orotherdevices .21eme thedoors within the boundariesof upper4 andIiower'iransverse rails of the door frame `when vthel'doors Iare inlclosed positionand'wth these and other objects in view the inventionconsists vinazcabinetof the class and for the purpose ying a fneat andfinished vappearance `at the :sides of the cabinet. In additionpto the:top and :bot-` tom rails lr6 `land H, the framework I5` .-also cludes`transverse rails 24 vand 25 whichqjoin-Ithe rails vIi'svat apoint.Iadjacentand slightly beyond the inner edgesof the rails I6 andsliandfupon the inner surfacesof saidrails andformsstop rails limitingthe inward movement of Ithefdoors. In .the present `construction,I.therail is also used .as a meansIfor; coupling the frontfvvall` M vwith thelower portion oflthe frame I5... Secured @totheinner surface of the Wall`Ill is a reinforcinggstrip 2-6 which is so lattached aspto'lprovidefree .end portions adapted to receive theI.:front Wall rportions AII as`indicated in Fig. `2 Iof. V,the

employed in coupling the reinforcing strip 1&5

, has Ibeen assembled other Ifastenings `may libe ing specification, ofwhich the accompanying I `drawing forms a part, inwhich the separateparts 'ofmy invention are `designated by fsuitablereferencecharacters ineach' of the views, and in which lFi'g. I-l is .a perspective view'of acabinet made according to myv invention with part of sthe Icon- Y`structionin section.

yFig.` 2 is an enlarged perspective sectional view of one side portionof the-doorframeindicating the arrangement of wall partsfthereon.

IFig. 3 is a partial section on 4the line"3`-'3 of Fig. 1 on an enlargedscale with partici vthe con'- struction broken away; and I Fig. 4 is anenlarged .sectional detailedA view on the line 1Il---Jl of Fig. f1. I IIn the accompanying `drawing .I0 represents the main body ofthe cabinetcomprising the integral-:and foldably connected back and .side walls,the forward edges of the sidewalls including front vertical panels Il.`AtlZIis` shown Ithetop Wall and I3 `the bottomwall, the latter,

sin theconstructionshovvn, :including an upwardly extending .front WallIportion I4. At I54 is. Ishown a `door frame unit which 'is .detachablewith .respect 'to the other wall `parts .of 'the cabinet Aand this unitIcomprises ia top transverse rail I'zl. and vthe bottom transverse railI 7. IIIInner surfaces .of the Arails I6 and `IIinwardlyof the endsI-thereof are provided with `grooves `I`S8 .to receive :upper and lower'ends :of Vvertical rails t9, the

20.Ito receive 'thefforwardedgej 2110iy the top wall mand`isI'securedtheretoby .nails or other fasteners as is the.usualcpractice. 'The .endsvof the rail I6 are also grooved as seen at`22 to receivethesideanges 23-of the` top wall in form-` asf passedthrough the strip 26 and into the .rail IIJ.

The'outer side edges lof ,the :rails Iaregrooved, :as seen at .23throughout the length Ithereofmo `receive the inner edges of Lthe 4front'wallxpolf .tions II and-the outer surfaces lof these rai-1s adjacentthe'rails-|16` and I1 are recessedasfseen :at d29, to.` receive upperstrips 3d .and ylower fstrips IBI of two Idoors 32 "and 133. Inthis way,Ithe `outer .surfaces .of the strips 39 Iand I3I `.mayibe :maintained`in common valinement with outer sur- "Ifaces fof therails I'andAI-"I,as `willclearlysappear upon a consideration offFig. 3 :of ithedraw# .ingin which `figure the 'strip `3l is indicated Lin section I I I I .Eachdoor 32 and I3-3 comprises apa-rielaborderedatits upper .and `loweredgesxby the strips :all .and 31 .and at itsside edges by strips-.Stand3.5, the 'strips 34 beingarranged at the pivot `sides `Iof the doors.and the strips 35 4at thesazlout- Itingsdes thereof.. One of the stripsl-35`1preffer- 401 the Iadjacentstrip in sealing the abutment be--tween1adjacent edges of the doors. I

.ablyiincludes a finishing bead 36` which overlaps Upper 4.and lowerends of strips 34 haveprojecting pivot pins 3T which enter correspondingapertures 238 in the rails `II Aand I1 in forming the pivot 'mounting oftherdoors in the unit `I5 Ito` constitute an integral part of` thisunit. The

I- pivots .of .the doors lare preferably arranged `on the .ends of themils I6 and n which project beyond the vertical' railsdlQI and sufoient.clear- Iance vis provided Iso thatthe strips 34 will clear` therails L9thus allowing these strips to tsnugly I upon the outer surface of thefront Wall `parts'll I I andrthe. :grooves liB provides4 :a very` rigidiframe the doors.

ever,l as they form no specic part of the invenconstruction: thus thedoors may be hung for free action in the frame and yassembled at theplant to a proper fit with a construction. of the kind underconsideration particularly in using the pivot mounting.

It will be apparent that the outer surfaces of the bordering framestrips of the doors are flush with the outer surfaces of the horizontalrails. This construction forms a neat and finished appearance on theframe of the cabinet. The inner surfaces of these strips of the kdoorsare alsolush with the inner surfaces of said horizontal rails. It willappear'that the vertical rails are set in recesses on inner surfaces ofthe horizontal rails to key and aline all of these rails:

Vthus the outer surfaces of the vertical rails are recessed to clear thetop and bottom strips of the doors so as to maintain a flush engagement.of the pivoted side strips of the doors with outer terially reinforcethe entire frame structure, while at the same time, provide means forchecking closing movement of the doors. Means will be provided to retainthe doors in closed position as well as knobs or handles to facilitateopening of Such devices have been omitted, howtion and are common inother devices of this kind.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A collapsible cabinet of the class described comprising top, bottomback and side wall and door frame parts, said door frame part comprisingspaced transverse rails joined by vertical rails, inner surfaces ofthetransverse rails being.vv

recessed inwardly of the ends thereof to receive the ends of thevertical rails, outer edges of the vertical rails having longitudinalgrooves extending the full length thereof to receive rwallportionsfoldable with respect to the forward edges of the: 1'

`side walls, one side o-f said grooves being flush with the innersurface of the transverse rails, whereby said wall portions lie ilushlyupon inner surfaces of said transverse rails, supplemental transverserails joining said vertical rails at rear? 1 inner surfaces of the firstnamed transverse rails, two doors movably supported in the door frame inalinement with the transverse rails and outwardly of said verticalrails, the supplemental horizontal rails forming stops limiting inward"movement of the doors, means whereby the top and bottom Wall parts aresecured to said horizontal rails, the framework of said doors includingtop and bottom horizontal parts, and outer surfaces of the verticalrails of the door frame having recesses receiving said top and bottomdoor frame parts. y

2. In a collapsible cabinet having vertical front Iwall parts atopposite sides thereof, a door frame unit comprising horizontal railsand vertical rails. joining the horizontal rails inwardly of the endsthereof, outer edges of the vertical rails having ,-doors havingbordering frames comprising top,

bottom and side strips, inner and outer surfaces of the strips of saiddoor frames being flush with inner and outer surfaces of the horizontalrails when the doors are in closed position, and said vertical railsadjacent the horizontal rails having recesses on outer surfaces thereofopening into the grooves `of said vertical rails and adapted to receivethe top and bottom frame strips of the doors when in closed position.

3. In a collapsible cabinet having vertical front wall parts at oppositesides thereof, a door frame unit comprising horizontal rails andvertical rails joining the horizontal rails inwardly of the endsthereof, outer edges of the vertical rails having grooves the outerwalls of which are flush with inner surfaces ofthe horizontal rails,said grooves being adapted to receive the'front wall portions of thecabinet and to dispose said wall portions on said inner surfaces of thehorizontal rails, two doors pivotally supported in the door frame, thepivots of said doors 'beingr arranged on the horizontal rails outwardlyof said vertical rails, said doors having bordering frames comprisingtop, bottom and side strips, inner and outer surfaces of the strips ofsaid door frames being flush with inner and outer surfaces of thehorizontal rails when the doors are in closed position, said verticalrails adjacent the horizontal rails having recesses on outer surfacesthereof opening into the grooves of said vertical rails and adapted toreceive the top and bottom frame strips of the doors when in closedposition, and stop strips joining and secured to the vertical railsinwardly of said horizontal rails and outer surfaces of said stop stripsbeing in alinement with outer surfaces of the recesses in said verticalrails.

4. In a collapsible cabinet comprising detachably coupled wall parts, adoor frame unit, said unit comprising spaced horizontal rails joined byvertical rails arranged upon and keyed to inner surfaces of thehorizontal rails, two doors arranged outwardly of the Vertical rails andbetween said horizontal rails, each door having top, bottom and sidestrips having flushy inner and outer surfaces, a door panel for eachdoor arranged inwardly of said inner and outer surfaces, inner surfacesof all of the strips of said doors being flush with inner surfaces ofsaid.horizon tal rails, and outer surfaces of the vertical rails beingrecessed intermediate` the horizontal rails to provide kclearance forthe top and bottom strips of said doors when in closed position.

5. In a collapsible cabinet comprising detachably coupled wall parts, adoor frame unit, said unit comprising spacedhorizontal rails joined byvertical rails arranged upon and keyed to inner surfaces of the`horizontal rails, two doors arranged outwardly of the verticalL railsand between said horizontal rails, each door having top, bottom and sidestrips having flush inner and outer surfaces, a door panel for each doorarranged inwardly of said inner and outer surfaces, inner surfaces ofall of the strips of said doors being flush with inner surfaces of saidhorizontal rails, outer surfaces of the vertical rails being recessedintermediate the horizontal rails to provide clearance for the top andbottom strips of said doors when in closed position, means pivoting thedoors to the horizontal rails outwardly of said vertical rails, andsupplemental horizontal rails joining the vertical rails beyond innersurfaces of the'horizontal rails forming stops limiting closing movementof the doors.

HARRY DERMAN.

